Meningioma presenting with transient ischaemic attacks

British Journal of Neurosurgery

Volumn 18, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 635-637

  Oluigbo, C O ^a   Choudhari, K A ^a   Flynn, P ^a   McConnell, R S ^a  

^a ROYAL VICTORIA HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Meningioma; Middle cerebral artery distortion; Transient ischaemic attack

Indexed keywords

BLOOD CELL COUNT; BRAIN EDEMA; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DYSPHASIA; HISTOLOGY; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; HYPERCHOLESTEROLEMIA; MAGNETIC RESONANCE ANGIOGRAPHY; MENINGIOMA; MIDDLE CEREBRAL ARTERY; MUSCLE WEAKNESS; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; SMOKING; SPHENOID; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY; TRANSIENT ISCHEMIC ATTACK;

AGED; FEMALE; HUMANS; ISCHEMIC ATTACK, TRANSIENT; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MENINGEAL NEOPLASMS; MENINGIOMA; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 11944264290     PISSN: 02688697     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02688690400022854     Document Type: Review

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